Battle for North Carolina's Coast Evolutionary History, Present Crisis, and Vision for the Future

Name: Battle for North Carolina's Coast Evolutionary History, Present Crisis, and Vision for the Future
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ISBN: 9780807834862

ISBN-10: 0807834866

ISBN-13: 9780807834862

Edition: 2011

Authors: Stanley R. Riggs, Dorothea von der Porten Ames, Stephen J. Culver, David J. Mallinson

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Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 9/5/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Dorothea V. Ames is a research instructor in geology at East Carolina University.

David J. Mallinson is associate professor of geology at East Carolina University.



Preface



Why is there a Coastal Conflict?



North Carolina's Coastal System


Regional Setting


The Modern Coastal System



The Ice Ages and Postglacial Sea-Level Rise


A Time of Climate Change and Sea-Level Fluctuation


Sea-Level Rise in North Carolina



Storms and Coastal Systems


History of North Carolina Storms


Tropical Cyclones and Extratropical Nor'easters


Effects of Storms on Coastal Dynamics



The Modern Ocean Shoreline System


Types of North Carolina Beaches


Sediment Supply for Coastal Beaches


Simple Barrier Islands-Inlet and Overwash Dynamics


Complex Barrier Islands-Accreting Beach Ridges and Dune Fields


Perched Headland Beaches-Erosional Scarped Uplands



Formation of the Modern Coastal System


Regional Differences


Evolution of the Northern Coastal Zone


Evolution of the Southern Coastal Zone



What is at Risk?



Human Modification of Barrier Island Dynamics


Roads and Bridges


Beach and Inlet Management


Constructed Barrier Dune-Ridges


Shoreline Hardening


Sandbag Hardening


Beach Nourishment


Inlet Openings and Closings


Urban Development and Relocation



Adaptation to Coastal Change


The Questions We Face


Vision for the Future


"A String of Pearls": North Carolina's Sparsely Developed Barriers


"Islands of Opportunity": North Carolina's Developed Barriers


"Land of Water": A Coastal Trail Program for North Carolina



Concluding Thoughts


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Figure Credits


Index